研究顯示 早起步行或騎車上班可降低患心臟病風險

Cycling or walking to work slashes chances of heart death by a third, a major study reveals.
一項重要研究顯示，騎車或步行上班會使因心臟病死亡的機率降低三分之一。

It found active commuters were 30 percent less likely to have a killer stroke or fatal problem with their ticker, compared with drivers.
該研究發現，與司機相比，活躍的通勤者患致命中風或致命心臟疾病的機率要低30%。

The risk fell by 43 percent for adults who completely ditched the car as their main transport.
對於完全拋棄汽車這一主要交通工具的成年人而言，這一風險下降了43%。

Cambridge University, Imperial College London and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine examined the commuting habits of almost 360,000 Brits.
劍橋大學、倫敦帝國理工學院以及倫敦衛生與熱帶醫學院研究了近36萬名英國人的通勤習慣。

Around two in three Brits use a car to get to work, compared to just one in 12 who cycle.
在英國，每三個人中就有約兩個人乘車上班，而每12個人中只有一個人騎自行車上班。

Lack of exercise is now the fourth largest cause of disease and disability in Britain. Half of women and a third of men in England are damaging their health through lack of exercise.
缺乏鍛鍊現在是導致英國人患疾病和殘疾的第四大原因。英國有一半的女性和三分之一的男性由於缺乏鍛鍊而危害到身體健康。

Maureen Talbot, Senior Cardiac Nurse at the British Heart Foundation, said: "When given the option of 20 more minutes in bed or walking to work, we all know what usually wins."
英國心臟基金會的高級心臟病護士莫林·托爾伯特表示：“如果要在牀上多睡20分鐘和步行上班之間進行選擇，我們都知道通常要選哪個。”

"But try to remember your cardiovascular health when you wake up tomorrow morning. Choosing a morning stroll over your car could be saving your life, without you knowing it."
“但當你明早醒來時，試着記住你的心血管健康狀況。選擇早晨走路上班而不是坐車，可能會在不知不覺間，挽救你的生命。”